Job summary
Would
you like to be part of our dynamic childrens team that puts the child at the
heart of everything they do?
If
you are looking for a new challenge, new opportunities and day time shift patterns
then please apply to work as a childrens nurse within our Paediatric
Ambulatory Care Team (PACT). We are
extending our very successful service to cover 7 days a week and therefore we
are offering part time, permanent contracts to support this development. The
role will give you the opportunity to work with this highly skilled team and
gain competence and knowledge in a huge array of clinical skills, including IV
antibiotics, IV infusions, blood transfusion, cannula insertion, chemotherapy
infusion & observation, skeletal survey and sweat tests.to name just a
few!
The
service runs 7 days a week 8.00 until 17.00 Monday to Friday and 9.00 to 15.00 at the weekends. You will be part of a rostered system and
will be expected to work weekends. Hours
can be discussed at interview.
This
really is a fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic and ambitious nurses looking
to develop their clinical skills and be involved in this unique service.
Main duties of the job
- You will be able to work well within a small team.
- You will demonstrate excellent communication skills when
liaising with the multidisciplinary team.
- Perform a nursing assessment on patients who attend PACT
- Review patient results and then act +/- discuss with medical
team to ensure an efficient patient care journey.
- You will be able to prioritise and plan patient care.Ideally
you will be IV competent.
- It would be advantageous to be Central venous
line/Portacath competent although training can be given.
- You will demonstrate the ability to maintain clear written
and digital records
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
-
Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered using a
family focused model of practice.
-
Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care
is delivered smoothly and efficiently.
-
The expectations within this job description will be achieved through
hands-on clinical practice, education and training and research.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical/Professional
-
Promote and set high standards of nursing care and
maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and
guidelines.
-
Provide and
deliver a high standard of evidence based nursing care through the assessment,
planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence.
Initiate and co-ordinate care in the clinical area for a specified group of
patients.
-
Recognise
and respond to a change in patient status undertaking first line interventions
within scope of practice and refer on to the appropriate clinician as required.
-
Actively
promote safe and effective working practices to prevent harm to the patients
within your care and take part in safety audits to maintain high quality
standards.
-
Communicating and working with the
multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care, and informed clinical
decisions. Promote innovation and share
any new ideas to improve patient care.
-
Participate
in the allocation of workload and ensure efficient bed management and effective
patient flow.
-
Coordinate
care for area when competent and able to do so.
-
Liaise,
report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care
professionals with on-going responsibility for patient care, communicating
changes as they occur.
-
Ensuring
that accurate and timely patient records are maintained.
-
Implement the trust values and beliefs ensuring
they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the
patients experience.
-
Engage and
interact with parents/carers encouraging them to be actively involved in
patients care planning care as outlined in the ward/unit philosophy.
-
Ensure
concerns raised by patients and their families are escalated and dealt with in
an open, honest and transparent way, in line with trust policies, procedures
and Duty of Candour legislation.
-
Maintain and
continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant
to the individual clinical area.
-
Achieve
competence in the use of medical devices/equipment by accessing training and
maintain these.
-
Promote health education within the clinical area
and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues, making every
contact count. Promote the health and well-being of staff, patients and their carers.
Management/Leadership
-
Report,
escalate and manage patient safety events and clinical emergencies as detailed
in Trust-wide and local protocols and procedures.
-
Be proactive
in the prevention and management of complaints (formal and those via Patient
Advice and Liaison Service) and when they occur investigate and respond in a
timely manner.
-
In
conjunction with other team members, participate in quality monitoring and
improvements via involvement in the Portsmouth Bundle.
-
Comply and
promote compliance with Trust policies and guidelines e.g. Health and Safety,
Clinical Risk and Infection Control.
-
Take
appropriate action to address unexpected changes and situations, informing the
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or other if unable to resolve.
-
Contribute
to the clinical area non-pay budgets to ensuring good housekeeping and economic
use of resources.
-
Delegate
duties and tasks to un-registered staff, students/trainees and other staff as
appropriate. Bands 1 to 4 as appropriate.
-
Demonstrate
an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures
that apply to staff, patients, and visitors within Trust premises.
-
Work closely
with partners i.e. Equan, resolving any issues regarding cleanliness, provision
of food and maintenance of the environment. Ensure staff are aware how to
escalate when issues cannot be resolved.
Research
and Education
Research
-
Contribute to a research culture within the nursing
team to identify current knowledge and deliver evidence based care.
-
Support
local research teams, contribute to local department multidisciplinary audits.
-
Liaise with
the relevant research nurse to ensure patients are identified to take part in
clinical research studies and research is delivered safely on the ward.
-
Embed in the
team culture the concept of recruitment to clinical trials which is a national
performance indicator.
Education
-
Ensure staff under the post holders leadership has
an annual personal development review and set achievable objectives. Feed
agreed development opportunities into the department training plan.
-
Create a culture for learning and development that
will sustain person-centred safe and effective care. Encourage team open-ness so that an evidence
based approach is utilised and applied to nursing care.
-
Supervise,
assess, mentor student nurses and support all Health Care Professionals, junior
staff including bank and agency staff in an associate/buddy role until
undertaking a qualified mentor role following recognised training.
-
Encourage a culture where students receive quality
placements supported by mentorship and teaching from the multi-professional
team.
Communication and Working
Relations
-
Communicate highly sensitive and complex
information with empathy ensuring that information is understood.
-
Communicating and co-operating with the wards and
departments, promoting and maintaining good working relationships within own
clinical area and across the organisation, giving accurate information as
required and keeping everyone informed of any untoward incidents.
-
Deal with interpersonal conflict and escalate to
senior nurse to assist with resolution of any adverse situation/incidents.
Comply and promote compliance to Trust policies e.g. Harassment and Bullying.
-
Work collaboratively
within a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the induction of temporary
staff to ward policies and routine.
-
Communicate
complex/sensitive information with empathy and respect ensuring understanding.
Working Conditions and
Effort
-
May be frequently exposed to distressing
circumstances e.g. if working with patients who are terminally ill and their families
and/or exposed to other conditions.
-
Occasional/frequent exposure to unpleasant or
highly unpleasant working conditions e.g. bodily fluids, smell, etc.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
-
Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered using a
family focused model of practice.
-
Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care
is delivered smoothly and efficiently.
-
The expectations within this job description will be achieved through
hands-on clinical practice, education and training and research.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical/Professional
-
Promote and set high standards of nursing care and
maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and
guidelines.
-
Provide and
deliver a high standard of evidence based nursing care through the assessment,
planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence.
Initiate and co-ordinate care in the clinical area for a specified group of
patients.
-
Recognise
and respond to a change in patient status undertaking first line interventions
within scope of practice and refer on to the appropriate clinician as required.
-
Actively
promote safe and effective working practices to prevent harm to the patients
within your care and take part in safety audits to maintain high quality
standards.
-
Communicating and working with the
multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care, and informed clinical
decisions. Promote innovation and share
any new ideas to improve patient care.
-
Participate
in the allocation of workload and ensure efficient bed management and effective
patient flow.
-
Coordinate
care for area when competent and able to do so.
-
Liaise,
report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care
professionals with on-going responsibility for patient care, communicating
changes as they occur.
-
Ensuring
that accurate and timely patient records are maintained.
-
Implement the trust values and beliefs ensuring
they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the
patients experience.
-
Engage and
interact with parents/carers encouraging them to be actively involved in
patients care planning care as outlined in the ward/unit philosophy.
-
Ensure
concerns raised by patients and their families are escalated and dealt with in
an open, honest and transparent way, in line with trust policies, procedures
and Duty of Candour legislation.
-
Maintain and
continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant
to the individual clinical area.
-
Achieve
competence in the use of medical devices/equipment by accessing training and
maintain these.
-
Promote health education within the clinical area
and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues, making every
contact count. Promote the health and well-being of staff, patients and their carers.
Management/Leadership
-
Report,
escalate and manage patient safety events and clinical emergencies as detailed
in Trust-wide and local protocols and procedures.
-
Be proactive
in the prevention and management of complaints (formal and those via Patient
Advice and Liaison Service) and when they occur investigate and respond in a
timely manner.
-
In
conjunction with other team members, participate in quality monitoring and
improvements via involvement in the Portsmouth Bundle.
-
Comply and
promote compliance with Trust policies and guidelines e.g. Health and Safety,
Clinical Risk and Infection Control.
-
Take
appropriate action to address unexpected changes and situations, informing the
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or other if unable to resolve.
-
Contribute
to the clinical area non-pay budgets to ensuring good housekeeping and economic
use of resources.
-
Delegate
duties and tasks to un-registered staff, students/trainees and other staff as
appropriate. Bands 1 to 4 as appropriate.
-
Demonstrate
an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures
that apply to staff, patients, and visitors within Trust premises.
-
Work closely
with partners i.e. Equan, resolving any issues regarding cleanliness, provision
of food and maintenance of the environment. Ensure staff are aware how to
escalate when issues cannot be resolved.
Research
and Education
Research
-
Contribute to a research culture within the nursing
team to identify current knowledge and deliver evidence based care.
-
Support
local research teams, contribute to local department multidisciplinary audits.
-
Liaise with
the relevant research nurse to ensure patients are identified to take part in
clinical research studies and research is delivered safely on the ward.
-
Embed in the
team culture the concept of recruitment to clinical trials which is a national
performance indicator.
Education
-
Ensure staff under the post holders leadership has
an annual personal development review and set achievable objectives. Feed
agreed development opportunities into the department training plan.
-
Create a culture for learning and development that
will sustain person-centred safe and effective care. Encourage team open-ness so that an evidence
based approach is utilised and applied to nursing care.
-
Supervise,
assess, mentor student nurses and support all Health Care Professionals, junior
staff including bank and agency staff in an associate/buddy role until
undertaking a qualified mentor role following recognised training.
-
Encourage a culture where students receive quality
placements supported by mentorship and teaching from the multi-professional
team.
Communication and Working
Relations
-
Communicate highly sensitive and complex
information with empathy ensuring that information is understood.
-
Communicating and co-operating with the wards and
departments, promoting and maintaining good working relationships within own
clinical area and across the organisation, giving accurate information as
required and keeping everyone informed of any untoward incidents.
-
Deal with interpersonal conflict and escalate to
senior nurse to assist with resolution of any adverse situation/incidents.
Comply and promote compliance to Trust policies e.g. Harassment and Bullying.
-
Work collaboratively
within a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the induction of temporary
staff to ward policies and routine.
-
Communicate
complex/sensitive information with empathy and respect ensuring understanding.
Working Conditions and
Effort
-
May be frequently exposed to distressing
circumstances e.g. if working with patients who are terminally ill and their families
and/or exposed to other conditions.
-
Occasional/frequent exposure to unpleasant or
highly unpleasant working conditions e.g. bodily fluids, smell, etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RPN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
- BSc Degree in relevant field or demonstrate ability to study at degree level.
- Evidence of recent CPD.
Desirable
- Computer literate with knowledge of patient administration system
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent at Band 5.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- Team building skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
- Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
- Able to support development of others
- Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
- Health promotion
- Advocacy skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation
- Intravenous Therapy Skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
- An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RPN +/- RN, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
- BSc Degree in relevant field or demonstrate ability to study at degree level.
- Evidence of recent CPD.
Desirable
- Computer literate with knowledge of patient administration system
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically competent at Band 5.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Teaching and mentoring skills
- Team building skills
- Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
- Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
- Able to support development of others
- Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
- Health promotion
- Advocacy skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation
- Intravenous Therapy Skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources.
- An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
